Photo Index - L. Power & Co. - 3 Toed jointer

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Manufactured/Badged by:
L. Power & Co.
Philadelphia, PA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	16" cutterhead 8' long bed
Submitted By:	Steve Jones

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	3 Toed jointer
Date of Manufacturer:	unknown
Serial Number:
Last Updated	5/23/2003 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

The cutterhead of this machine is suspended on ball-bearings and has an original S.A. Woods 3hp 3 phase motor. The name "Power" into the front of the machine. It does not resemble the "Lpower" jointers that I have seen both photos of and catalog cuts of. It is very similar to the current Northfield jointers. The jointer currently has a "American Machinery and Motor Co." cutterhead guard which is definitely not original. The infeed table on this machine is very wide, 22 1/2" consequently many cutterhead guard will not fit properly on the machine. The outfeed table is 25 1/2" wide.
The serial # of the motor is 37577.

I replaced the magnetic switch with a VFD which allows me to soft start and run it on my 220 house current.

Photo 1:

Comments: Jointer with variable Frequency drive
Source: Me

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Photo 2:

Comments: 3 blade cutterhead
Source: me

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Photo 3:

Comments: Added shut of switch and VFD
Source: me

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